Message from the Campaign Chair

Dear UB Colleagues,

I am humbled and honored to be the Chair for UB’s 2017
Employees Campaign for the Community. For several decades, UB has
taken its place among the nation’s most generous
universities, based on employee giving. Your gifts and
contributions have positively influenced countless lives in the
Western New York Region, reflecting the spirit of volunteerism and
charitable giving that infuses our university community. My
special thanks go to Bob Genco, chair of last year’s
campaign, for his hard work and diligence in supporting the UB
community’s efforts to make a significant impact on the lives
of those in need. I hope to do the same this year.

This past summer, Rema Hanash, Director of Resource Development
at United Way, organized visits for me to several of the agencies
that our campaign supports. I was able to see firsthand the
commitment and dedication of professionals working with the
populations they serve and to hear directly the stories of
individuals and families whose lives are changed for the better
because of their efforts. My wish is that each of you could
experience the goodness and kindness in these settings. To that
end, I hope to share stories of different agencies with you over
the course of our campaign through videos and
presentations.

It is because of each of you that the UB Employees Campaign for
the Community has been such a success. Last year, more than 2,200
employees contributed to the UB Campaign. Your generosity and care
for others is what makes our Employees Campaign the largest of its
kind in Western New York, and a model nationally. Most importantly,
thank you for your support as we make a difference in the lives of
those most in need. There are so many ways you give—through
your time, your expertise and your participation in charitable
organizations. This year, through our combined gifts, we have the
opportunity once more to support the community of which we are a
part, and to demonstrate how deeply we value that
community.